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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the study
1.2 Contents of the thesis
1.3 Data collection and research methods
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Comparison Theory
2.2 The Substitution Theory
2.3 Interaction Theory
2.4 Pragmatic Theory
2.5 Contemporary Theory
Chapter 3 Studies of metaphor from a cognitive perspective
3.1 The Cognitive view of metaphor
3.2 Comment on the cognitive view of metaphor
3.3 Experientialism: the philosophical basis of metaphor
3.4 Conceptual metaphor
3.4.1 Classification of conceptual metaphor
3.4.2 Mechanism of conceptual metaphor: mapping
3.4.3 Image schema
Chapter 4 Conceptual metaphors in economic discourse
4.1 Metaphor in economic discourse
4.1.1 Different perspectives on metaphors in economic discourse
4.2 Criteria for metaphor identification
4.3 Conceptual metaphors in economic discourse
4.3.1 THE ECONOMY AS A LIVING ORGANISM
4.3.2 THE ECONOMY AS WARFARE
4.3.3 ECONOMY AS A JOURNEY
4.3.4 ECONOMY AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON
4.3.5 The DAILY NECESSITIES metaphor
4.3.6 ECONOMY AS MECHANICAL ACTIVITIES
4.3.7 Spatial conceptual metaphors
4.3.8 CONTAINER metaphor
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Summary of the thesis
5.2 Implications of the thesis
5.3 Suggestions for further studies
References
Publications
Acknowledgements
